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The England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) investigation into the actions of Stokes and Atkinson is still ongoing.An ECB statement said: “Given the ongoing investigation, Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson have not been made available for selection for the second Test against New Zealand.”The Cricket Regulator is conducting a separate investigation, one that might not be concluded for a number of weeks.Stokes, 35, has been given time by the ECB in order to consider his options. The governing body has denied any suggestion he has been asked to resign.The episode is an unwanted controversy for the ECB following a dismal…
The episode is an unwanted controversy for the ECB following a dismal 4-1 Ashes tour of Australia that was dogged by off-field controversy.As a result of late-night drinking incidents involving Harry Brook, Jacob Bethell, Josh Tongue and Ben Duckett, all England players and staff were placed under a midnight curfew.Captain Stokes broke the curfew on his first appearance for England since it was introduced. The curfew was still in place on Sunday evening, despite the completion of the 115-run over New Zealand at Lord’s.In a statement released on Monday evening, the ECB said it was “investigating a breach of team…
It is high praise, but there was a reason why Jaouen was monitored by clubs across Europe last season.Not since Mendy has a goalkeeper kept as many clean sheets in a single league campaign (15) for Stade de Reims.Jaouen still requires a lot of work, but the France Under-21s international appears to have all the raw attributes to develop further.He is 6ft 6in tall, proactive in his box, decent with his feet, can produce a big save and has a lot of room for improvement in key areas.Lollichon, who remains in touch with Jaouen’s camp, even likens his profile to…
The next WWE NXT PLE is the Great American Bash on Sunday, June 28, so the June 9, episode of NXT was all about card-building. We got a new number one contender for the NXT Women’s Championship, the beginning of the next Women’s Speed Title direction, and a major championship change to close the show. Let’s dive in. Before the match, Kendal Grey and Wren Sinclair spoke backstage. Wren said she could not be at ringside because of her injury and mentioned talking to GM Robert Stone about a Women’s Speed Title tournament. Lola Vice then walked in and told…
Roy Keane has cleared the air with Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes, with the pair having a “lovely chat” after he misquoted the Portuguese – which led to Fernandes accusing him of lying.Former Republic of Ireland midfielder Keane also implied Fernandes was prioritising individual accolades over the team’s success.Fernandes broke the record for the most assists in a single Premier League season on the final day of the 2025-26 campaign, setting up his 21st goal against Brighton. Speaking on The Overlap podcast after the penultimate round of fixtures in May, Keane questioned Fernandes’ mindset and described him as being at…
Two summers ago, Scotland’s Euros opener proved to be one of their biggest letdowns under Clarke – a 5-1 loss to hosts Germany.”We have to remember how bad that felt,” the head coach says.Clarke believes that crushing defeat put Scotland “on the back foot” for the remainder of their tournament, which again ended at the group stage.”This time, we have to make sure we start on the front foot,” he insists.On the evidence of the Scots’ warm-up displays, there are signs they can achieve that against a similarly-ranked nation this weekend.The recent adoption of an aggressive 4-4-2 shape with two…
Steve Bower: Switzerland have a record of getting to finals and giving young players the stage to make a name for themselves – at past tournaments it was Breel Embolo and Dan Ndoye. Now it could be Manzambi’s turn.Some people will have seen him play a big part in the Freiburg side that went all the way to the Europa League final.Manzambi can play in various positions in midfield and is pretty good in the final third too. He carries the ball really well and I know the Swiss fans have got big hopes for him – Switzerland captain Granit…
“As you can see, we’ve got some fabulous players who any country would be proud to have on the field.”It’s just how we figure out how they play together, how they gel together and also how we use our finishers, our players who come on and either go get us the game or hold out. That is important, that we have a squad and not just 11 players.”Wales recovered from the shock of falling behind after just five minutes against the Czechs to produce their best performance in the group.After Lily Woodham’s rapid equaliser, Gemma Evans headed Wales in front…
Nick Kyrgios has kickstarted his latest comeback with a straight-sets win over world No 36 Corentin Moutet in the first round of the ATP event in Stuttgart.The Australian, once ranked No 13 in the world, had not played a singles match since appearing at the Brisbane International in January, when he lost in 66 minutes to world No 58 Aleksandar Kovacevic.Having missed the entire 2024 season, he has won just one singles match since October 2022.At the Wimbledon warm-up event in Germany on Tuesday, 31-year-old Kyrgios wound back the clock with powerful serves and a smattering of showmanship, with drop…
Ethan Miller/Getty Images WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Brie Bella has joined PETA in a new campaign against SeaWorld. PETA announced that the WWE star, from San Diego, would be present for SeaWorld’s virtual annual meeting asking executives when they plan to stop breeding dolphins and release them to seaside sanctuaries. As part of the campaign, Bella did a photoshoot illustrating the constrictive habitat that a tank is to orcas and dolphins like the ones seen at SeaWorld. For proportion, she did the shoot from within a bathtub. “When you…